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Historical Event on 8/7/1998

The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1895Siyaramsharan Gupt was born.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
12/7/1993BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
8/27/1995Andhra Pradesh Governor asks N T Rama Rao to prove his majority on 31st following a split in the Telugu Desam party.
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
5/1/1992C. Arjun, famous music director, passed away.
1/29/1780Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta .